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MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940. -PAGE 7

FULL STORY OF SATURDAY'S MASS AIR RUMANIA CANCELS ALL ARMY LEAVE: RAIDS ON BRITAIN

Waves Of Enemy Planes Attacking Several Points- Stoutly Resisted; 45 Downed

LONDON, AUGUST 25 (REUTER) THE STORY OF YESTERDAY'S AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN IS SUM.. MARISED BY THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE LAST NIGHT WHICH STATES THAT THE GERMAN AIR FORCE ATTACKED SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND REPEATEDLY, SINCE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AS ONE WAVE OF RAIDERS DISAPPEARED ANOTHER TOOK UP THE ATTACK.

BRITISH CONFIDENCE IN R.A.F.

War

LONDON, Aug, 25" (Reuter)= | The Finnish Press London ́cor- respondent, after his return from the coastal areas, remarked: "All agree We reporters unanimously that such an excursion from Lon- dan changed our views of problems. In particular, we have got an idea of how London is liv ing, the British people's attitude towards the war, the constant air alarms, the innumerable bomb- ings and the threatened attack.

"My most powerful impression (with the exception of the British preparedness against an attack) that there is hardly one place in England, where the people talk "camp" with greater confidence about the These RAF's ability to protect the Bri-

Until mid-afternoon the attacks were concentrated on. aerodromes in East Kent. Then large numbers of German bombers and fighters were flung into two new mass raids.

While some were attacking, dinance

marked maps

bombs fell. aerodromes almost up to the where the outskirts of London others camps mark the site of ancient tish Isles and the conduct of de- British fortresses but the Nazis struction of the Germans, than li presumably think they refer to the coastal towns the present day military camps.

were raiding Portsmouth area. There were 80 German at craft-in-the-first-raid which began at 6.45 a.m. (G.M.T.) and lasted until 8 a.m.

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--SECOND-WAVE

Before 9 am a second wave of Formations attacks had started. of Dorniers and Junkers, each of 40 bombers, followed one after another over Kent, German fighters flying high above then. The first to strike down a raider-was a sergeant-pilot-of- a Spitfire, squadron who saw three German formations fly-

ing off at Ramsgate and shat down a Junkers and Messer- schumitt.

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"In many districts either ruin-

Here is the latest type of motor torpedo-hoat to protect British shores. She can travel at 453 knots when carrying two tons above the normal load, has two torpedoes, several guns and six depth charges and I manned by a crew of six.

U.S.-Canada

A large number of German aired, 1 is alleged, or badly Defence

damaged, I saw that nothing had happened.

craft, chiefly Dorniers and Mes- serschmitts were reported to have been over one part of the south- "Old England, in the shadow of east coast. Spitfiles were soon up! German bombers, is tring-its- after them.

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"As I was courting the number of enemy aircraft they began diving and turning to attack" said a resident.

BUSES CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER RAID ALARMTM

LONDON. Aug. 25

(Reuter) -

During the second wave of raids Enemy planes were believed to be in the vicinity of a number of above East Kent

Spitfire

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SHANGHAL

MERCHANT KIDNAPPED

HUNGARY PARLEYS OFF

BERLIN MEDIATION POSSIBLE

IN VIEW OF DEADLOCK

BUCHAREST, Aug. 24 (Reuter)--A dramatic development in the tense situation existing between Rumania and Hungary occurred yes- terday when King Carol, after the meeting of the King's Council and the Council of Ministers, ordered the cancelling of all Rumanian Army leave and the calling up of reservist officers and N.C.O.'s.

The development appears to have Increased the tension on the eve of the talks over Transylvania which were resumed yesterday between: Rumanian and Hungarian dele- gates.

U.S. BASEBALL

RESULTS

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Berlin correspondents recognise

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (Reuter)- the unfavourable course of the The following are the results of negotiations but say German cir-League baseball matches played cles expect an early settlement of yesterday: the major issues.

NATIONAL".

New York

NO. COMMON GROUND ROME, Aug. 24 (Reuter)-Accord Ing to the official Italian news Pittsburgh agency yesterday the tions between Rumania and Hun Fletcher homered. gary in regard to Transylvania Boston have again been broken off.

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Cincinnati

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Rumania's talks with Hungary at Coscarart and Gallagher hom- Turnu Severin, suddenly broke offered. yesterday without any result being Chicago Lachieved.

Dallissandro homered. The Hungarian delegation left mer-

the conference room at 2 p.m. and

Philadelphia went to the ship anchored on the St. Louis

peaceful life with typically Brl- WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Reu- Another prominent

chant in Shanghai was kid

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ter)-Americans on the United NAZI FOOD. PROBLEM States-Canada. Defence Board

correspondent Joseph Harsh, re- Mr. La Guardia,

The Christian Science Monitor named the Mayor of New York, napped on Saturday morn-

as their chair-ing. He is Shen Chiu-cheng, A member of the Rumanlari de- New York ... ports from Berlin that there was man

57, proprietor of the Sun Sunlegation stated that the Hungarian Pittsburgh an improvement in

Mr. La Guardia announced that Dairy Farm.

counter-proposals could not be ap- proved by Rumania "today, tomor- food situation since the conquests the Americans are leaving for

row or in the future.".. "but the improvement is less than Canada today (Sunday) for the

The Hungarians are returning to. expected and contains elements of first meeting with Canadian mem-farm in a moter car. Four armed

Budapest this afternoon. weakness, which justify the pre-bers of the Board. ¡dictions that the Improvement cannot be sustained through the winter.

improvement.. re- presents a temporary conquest

The current

NAVAL, AIE ATTACHE WASHINGTON, "Aug. 25 (Reu- ter-The United States Navy has assigned Capt. O. M. Read to be the naval and air attache at Ot-

squadron had a series of running south-east towns and one south-hants which, should the war con- tawa.

"fights which "lasted an hour-and-west area while Londoners

a-half. Another Spitfire squadron still in shelters,

were

chased a Messerschmitt across to Buses continued to run in one south-east Lown where the alarm went. The majority of the crowds quietly took

France and saw it crash three miles inland and also shot down

a second Messerschmitt. off Cap Grls Nez.

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Over Ramsgate Hurricane squadron destroyed three Junkers and a Messerschmitt. A squadron of Deflants encountered 20 Junk-

cover.

The London Passenger Trans- port Board stated that rail- way services" in their area were running normally during ..the warning.

tinue into another year, would be. come net loss,

AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-An "

Air Ministry communique states:

This is another,, move towards closer defence with Canada.

Capt. Read is the first to f the post.

SOVIET DEMAND

DENIED

"Yesterday evening enemy air- MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (Reuter)

minor damage.

thugs stopped the car and forced his son and the chauffeur down. They boarded the car and drive it into Japanese occupied tory, says Central News.

AGREEMENT REACHED ORAIOVA, Aug. 25 (Reuter-The terri-Rumano - Bulgarian riegotiations over Dobrudja ended here yesterday evening with the reaching of a fin-

BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES IN CHINA

CHUNGKING, Aug. 33 (Reuter) Following the British Govern- ment's announcement prohibiting the importation of Bank of Erig land notes, the Chinese Govern- ment has officially designated the as the Chinese

craft again approached the Lon- The Tass Agency says it is au- Bank of China don area. The only bombs thorised to describe as complete agent for the collection of Bank dropped were in the eastern out-fabrication reports appearing in, of England notes in China. skirts and fell in fields, causing the foreign Press, alleging that the Besides notifying the Bank of

Soviet

has recently demanded China, the Ministry of Finance "Portsmouth was attacked by a from Turkey consent to the, pass has informed all holders of Bank large force of enemy aircraft" yes- age of the Soviet Navy through of England notes, to convert all terday evening. Reports of dam- the Dardanelles in the event of these notes before Aug. 26 at the the London area where the cap-age and casualties are not yet war extending to the Balkan Pen Bank of China offices into Chinese tains continued the match as the complete but it is known that a insula.

National currency, virens were blowing and most of number of buildings were bit and

DRAKES ers followed by Heinkel fighters. The Defiants" chased the enemy

Drake's calmness in face of the out to sea bringing down three oncoming Spanish Armada was Junkers and one Heinkel before recalled at one cricket ground in the rest disappeared.

BOMBS RAINED ON RAMSGATE

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the crowds stayed to watch.

LARGE FORCE

OVER LONDON

some fires were caused."

U.S. EXPORTS of AEROPLANES

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)~~A WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Reuter bomber crashed after a dog fight--The Department of Commerce coast town. reported that exports of aeroplanes The Spitare which shot it down and engine accessories for the landed a few miles away com-first six months of 1940 were near-

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LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry and Home Security issued the following communique-

LONDON, Aug, 25 (Reuter)— Residential property suffered dur ing the ralds on Ramsgate but casualties were comparatively few. As the raiders crossed the coast they were met by a terrific bar- rage. They-scattered-and-dropped high explosive and incendiary bombs in all parts of the town.

"Yesterday morning Dover was attacked by gun fire mandeered a car and drove to the ly triple those for the same period from the coast resulting in slight damage to houses and a When one south-east coast town spot. They took three injured of 1938. had its fourth raid of the "day a members of the crew to hospital

The total value of shipments few casualties. Later the enemy directed attacks from the pali of smoke blotted out the and the others were taken prisoner, was $138,000,000 half of which was air on Dover and Ramsgate.

neighbouring white cliffs.

A Messerschmitt was brought down a few miles from where a

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sent to France. The shipment of “1,532 planes accounted for $95,-

A large force of bombers, at a 000,000 of the total while $24,000,- height of 20,000 feet, which dared 000 were for 2,000 engine parts and

bomber crashed. It descended in an orchard with a British fighter the defences of London during accessories"

on his tall,

yesterday afternoon, met an in-

Mr. Ben Cowles, member of the

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"Little damage was caused at Dover. but at Ramsgate some buildings were hit, including the gasworks. Some killed and injured.

"Attacks were also made at the

damage was done to the buildings. Ramsgate, where considerable

In a south-east "district, where tense barrage. So heavy was the American Fellowship, Mission, who R.A.F: aerodrome at Manston, near 200 incendiary, bombs fell, the only thunder of the anti-aircraft guns arrived in Lanchow from Chung casualty was one man who was that many mistook it for bombs asphyxiated when a house caught falling. When they reached the

king on Aug. 21, called on General fire. Altogether there were only suburbs of London the raldera

Chu Shao-liang, Chairman of the three fires which were speedily wilted before the R. A. F. fighter

Kansu Provincial Government, to extinguished.

attack and turned and fled.

PORTSMOUTH RAIDED

"TEN ́MORE_BAGGED

MISSION HOSPITAL DESTROYED

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al agreement which will probably Lombardi homered. be signed during the week-end.

Philadelphia St. Louis

Cleveland

GETTING ALONG....

FAMOUSLY LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)- Reports received in London yester- day from the Danish Faroe ́Ïa- | lands, now under British occupa- tion, state that the British troops are getting along famously with Boston the inhabitants and that internat Detroit administration has been disturbed as little as possible.

The Highland occupation troops Chicago are at home on the islands and Washington officers and men are shown every hospitality.

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REPORT CLASHES Continued from Page 1

Japanese forces in south Kwang- 51 and Kwangtung have launched "unsuccessful attacks on the Chi-

nėse positions in the past few Weatherly and Heath homered.

New York A-Japanese-contingent-attacked Dimaggio homered. Pingkut, east of Shangsze in south St. Louis Kwangal, on August 21. Inter L Tabs homered, cepted by the Chinese at Klang- Philadelphia kow, west of Pingkut, the enemy Chicago

days.

were almost decimated and the Thirteen innings were played. survivors fed in the direction of Taltung

In south. Ewangtung, more than 2.000 Japanese launched an offen- sive on a point near Tsengshing on August 20. In a bitter en- counter with the Chinese, they sustained over 200 casualties.

Washington....... 3 11. 3 The Detroit-Boston game was not played owing to rain..

ST MILLION FOR AIRCRAFT

A despatch from Milo, Hunan, LONDON, Aug. 35 (Reuter) reveals that eight Japanese war Lord Beaverbrook announced that vessels were shelled by Chinese Mr. M. McConnell, proprietor of artillery near Yoyang. Direct hits the Montreal Daily Star, has given were belleved to have been scored: $1,000,000 to provide aircraft to be

known as McConnell squadrons. HEAVY LOSSES Heavy losses were sustained by the-Japanese In a futile drive north of Kingmen, 55 miles north east of Ichang.

The Japanese were intercepted by a strong Chinese force Lochlachih, and in a five-hour battle, were thrown back with 200 casualties Subjected to harassing raids in their flight by the Chi- nese, they suffered 100 more kit-

The American Baptist Mission Hospital was hit by three bombs Reports so far received show and completely destroyed during pay his respects. Later be that during these operations ten the Japanese air raid over Kwel- inspected the Lanchow branch of more enemy aircraft were brought in on Saturday. A patient and e An eye-witness of a raid on a the San Min Can I (Three People's down by anti-aircraft fire. servant were wounded. The pro- south-east coast town, which was Principles) Youth Corps and at-Tais brings the total so far yes-i perty loss" involved was ap- visited but not bombed, is full of tended a welcome meeting held in terday to 13.

proximately estimated at LONDON, AUE, 25. (Reuter) praise for the accuracy and inten- his honour.

One of our aircraft was lost $100,000, according to Central Portsmouth was raided by waves sity of the anti-aircraft barrage

but the pilot is safe." of enemy aircraft late yesterday which so distracted the raiders'

This was the second time the LONDON, "August 25 (Reuter)--

· LONE PLANE" "SPOTTED" afternoon and only 20 succeeded that the only damage caused was When the King visited General

hospital was bombed and destroy in piercing the barrage.

LONDON, Ang. 25 (Reuter)-The ed. Its old premises at Lo Chun Blight resulting from falling de Gaulie's troope yesterday he Germans Ayam shelled part of Road, was hit and gutted by in

well-known English novelist, who south-east England early yesterday cendiary bombs on December 29, 1938, involving a 1088 of over and several people were trapped.

had a thrilling time with the evening from the French coast. Another cinema narrowly escaped "It was simply magnificent to Anglo-French ambulance unit. In A lone plane, flying over 20,000 $400,000. It was removed to the a bomb dropping in a car park see the gunfire arst approach France. She is now commanding feet high, spatted the bursts al-new premises in the Sze Huled and wounded. alongside. Another bomb fell in and then get right in among the an ambulance unit with the army though it was driven off by anti-Street only last year."

aircraft are on several occasions. - the shopping centre. Casualties bombers, then anticipate their of Free France.

A cinema was hit during a per- Shrapnel formance and the gallery collapsed

were comparatively few

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movements and plaster the sky so that the Germans were flying into bursting shell.

Two enemy planes were brought "The noise wäg terrific but it down close to the shore. Another waS a cheerful sight and a pilot was seen to bale out with tribute to the accuracy of fre his parachute on fire and was that the formation was shattered dead when picked up.

so rapidly,:

Raiders over the south-west showered hundreds of bombs h the rural districts. It is bellaved that the purpose. WAS for firing the crops. In one district" three haystacks were fixed....

"The raiders came over like a fleet but they ran like rabbits. - All the same it was a thrilling raid be cause on several occasions, the the German planes were trying to escape the gunfire and new so low that it was possible to see

A clue to the puzzling bomb-|the occupants. They were single- Inge of isolated districts was engined fighters and fairly scream- believed to be furnished by ored over the housetops."

chatted with Mary Borden, the

Chungking Hopes Churchill Will Stick To Promise

Quarters close to the Government held high hopes of Britain main taining a firm policy in the Far East as a result of Prime Minister Churchill's statement on Aug. 20, 2

Particularly were they impressed by the passage in which Premier Churchill said: "We intend to hold ourselves faithfully and resolutely to all our obligations and duties in all quarters of the world.”:

Since all quarters of the world" include the Far East, comment- ed these Chinese quarters, it is clear that Britain from now on will not neglect the problems of the Far East, or again fortelt her obliga: tions toward China.

On the basis of this statement Chinese circles in Chungking be lieved that Britain will not renew the Burma Road agreement follow Ing its three-month expiration, says Central News,

TREKKED ACROSS 1,000 MILES

LONDON, - Aug. 25 (Reuter)---- The first contingent of 4,000 Aus- trallan troops who have been trek- King across the Blue Mountains arrived at Bathurst yesterday They haɑ come 1,000 miles.

The other contingents with me chanised transport will arrive at intervals in the next two days."

It is reported that a Chinese male first class passenger Jumped Into the harbour last night from an HK-Shamshulpo ferry launch. The body was not re- covered

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Mr. Chao Shin-ching, President of the Tung Chi University, has resigned. The Ministry of Educa- Chow tion has appointed Mr. Chun-shib to succeed him

Mr. E. M. Marques, of the Stan- dard-Vacuum-Of-Go-left the Colony recently for Manila.

attack on Biniljenkow nearby Japanese at Stentaochen, on the recently, after an encounter laste 'south bank of the Slang River in ing three hours, they were put central Hupeh, launched a fresh to out,

Long-Range German Guns Bombed By Air Force

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LONDON, Aug. 25 (Renter)-An Air Ministry communique stajés that R. A. F. bombers carried out daylight, operations on sero- dromes and other objectives in north-west France, the Low Coun- tries and Germany on Saturday.

At night oil renneries in the Ruhr and supply depots in the Rhineland were bombed.ph

Some, 20 aerodromes and sea- plane bases occupied by the enemy In Holland and France and other targets at Boulogne, Deippe and Prest were also attacked":"

Normandy great fres were started in the aerodromes at Lisieux and Chen.

The RAF. extensively bombed the Germona long- rango artillery along the French coast, despite strong opposition.